slack
adjective
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- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
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небре́жный
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- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
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ненатя́нутый,
рассла́бленный
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сла́бый
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slack
noun
/slæk/
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- (countable) A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains.
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[[у́гольный|у́гольная]] [[пы́ль]]
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- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
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слабина́
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slack
verb
/slæk/
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- (obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
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безде́льничать,
ло́дырничать,
сачкова́ть
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- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
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лени́ться
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slacks
noun
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- (dated) Semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks.)
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штаны́
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